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单词 give out
释义 give out
verb
Etymology: Middle English given out, from given to give + out
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to make known to or as if to the public : declare, publish
  < giving out that the doctor was not well and required a few days of complete rest — Charles Dickens >
  < some … reader would give out at the top of his voice the war news and the racing — C.E.Montague >
 b.
  (1) : to read the words of (a hymn or psalm) for congregational singing
  (2) archaic : to play (a hymn tune) over so as to facilitate congregational singing
2. : to send forth : emit
 < an elaborate afternoon dress of cream-colored chiffon which gave out a continual rustle — Scott Fitzgerald >
3. : to make distribution of : issue
 < the sergeant gave out new uniforms to the troops >
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to become physically exhausted : collapse
  < when one of his oxen gave out, he pushed it aside and stepped into the yoke himself — Meridel Le Sueur >
 b. : to break down : fail
  < his voice gave out before he reached his most dramatic moment — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin >
 c. : to come to an end : run short
  < the food at last began to give out — O.E.Rölvaag >
2.
 a. : to enter freely or unrestrainedly into an activity : let oneself go — used with following with
  < his orchestra gave out with Latin rhythms that made staying in your seat difficult — P.T.Hartung >
 b. : to give expression to one's feelings or thoughts — used with following with
  < gave out with the smile and the V-sign — New York Times >
  < removed his false teeth in his eagerness to give out with a really untrammeled yell — Ben Crisler >
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